On Thu, Nov 15, 2001 at 09:15:37AM +0100, Bernhard Lang wrote:
> > The disadvantage is of course that typesetters will be forced to
> > re-edit their scores if they want to change to postscript slurs. The
> > advantage is that a new syntax might better adopt to the curvature
> > variations offered in Stanislafs code.
>
> And the severity of the disadvantage is related to the amount of slurs you
> have in your PMX formated scores which you still want to change/improve. I
> vote for keeping the syntax and replacing the thechnique. Perhaps there is
> a decent way of extending the already existing syntax?
When silently replacing the technique: Is there a guarantee that the
old slur expressions yield the same slur shapes in PS? If not, I'd
prefer leaving PS-or-not as a global option for the user, either on
the command line or in the score header (or even both). Depending on
the PS result of an old score, the user may decide freely either to
stick to the proven, maybe not-so-nice original slurs or to revise the
whole score for adjusted PS slurs.
Anyway, IMHO an ideal solution should bear 3 kinds of compatibility:
(1) Old scores should be processible as before, i.e. a new PS default
should be off-switchable.
(2) "Old" slurs should be typesettable in PS with (at least neary) the
same layout result as before, and preferrably without having to
change the slur expressions in the score source.
(3) If PS slurs get an explicitly new, maybe extended expression
syntax, it would be nice if they could be typeset also the
traditional way, probably discarding all new PS properties. This
would simlify proofreading for those using a DVI viewer unable to
display PS specials itself.
Just as suggestions; I don't know whether this would be possible at
all.
Regards,
Rainer
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